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BioWorld - Friday, November 7, 2025
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  • Photo of a red fox head in the shadows with a black background,

    Enara validates first dark antigen cancer target, unveils bispecific T-cell engager

    Enara Bio Ltd. is staking a claim to having validated the first in a new class of tumor antigens derived from unannotated regions of the dark genome, describing its findings in talks and posters being presented at the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC) meeting in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 5-9, 2025.
  • Ulipristal reprograms breast tissue, cutting cancer-prone cells

    Blocking progesterone receptor (PR) activity has long been viewed as a possible approach to breast cancer prevention. Historically, most supporting evidence came from animal models, epidemiological studies or mechanistic pathway analyses. Now, a team at the University of Manchester has uncovered direct mechanistic and clinical evidence that PR antagonists can reprogram the breast tissue microenvironment, suggesting a novel avenue for reducing breast cancer risk in women.
  • Enara validates first dark antigen cancer target, unveils bispecific T-cell engager

    Enara Bio Ltd. is staking a claim to having validated the first in a new class of tumor antigens derived from unannotated regions of the dark genome, describing its findings in talks and posters being presented at the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC) meeting in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 5-9, 2025.
  • Ulipristal reprograms breast tissue, cutting cancer-prone cells

    Blocking progesterone receptor (PR) activity has long been viewed as a possible approach to breast cancer prevention. Historically, most supporting evidence came from animal models, epidemiological studies or mechanistic pathway analyses. Now, a team at the University of Manchester has uncovered direct mechanistic and clinical evidence that PR antagonists can reprogram the breast tissue microenvironment, suggesting a novel avenue for reducing breast cancer risk in women.
  • NME Digest: Q3 2025

    A quarterly dynamic table featuring new molecular entities (NMEs) revealed for the first time in current literature, at congresses and in company communications during the quarter.
  • Mwyngil Therapeutics in-licenses GPR75 modulators

    Mwyngil Therapeutics Inc. has in-licensed several lead GPR75 modulator molecules and a proprietary cell-surface discovery platform from Expert Systems Inc.
  • Cue Biopharma and Immunoscape partner on cell therapy approach

    Cue Biopharma Inc. and Immunoscape Pte. Ltd. have entered into a collaboration and license agreement for the treatment of solid tumors.
  • Bivision Pharmaceuticals patents new radiolabeled conjugates

    Bivision Pharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has disclosed peptide-drug conjugates reported to be useful for diagnosis and treatment of fibrosarcoma.
  • MT-4561 exerts antitumor efficacy in NUT carcinoma

    NUT carcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer tied to the BRD4-NUT fusion protein, with poor prognosis and lack of effective therapy.
  • AAX Biotech and Toxotech collaborate in neurological disorders

    AAX Biotech AB and Toxotech AB have established a strategic collaboration to advance next-generation biotherapeutics.

  • Celebrating BioWorld's 35th anniversary

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  • Simcere Pharmaceutical divulges new STAT6 degradation inducers

  • Chengdu Zeling Biomedical Technology describes new PARP-1 inhibitors

  • Qurient presents data on QP-101, a dual-payload HER2-targeting ADC

    Lab glassware and antibodies art concept
  • Agents for Acinetobacter infections named in Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences patent

  • RFFL-targeting ASO enhances CFTR modulator efficacy in cystic fibrosis cells

  • Small molecules targeting ClpX to combat MRSA

    Microscopic image of Methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
  • Zhongshan Innovation New Drug Development discovers new conjugates to diagnose and treat cancer

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Conferences

  • Cancer cell in the cross-hairs

    Acrivon Therapeutics reports preclinical data on ACR-2316

    AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
    Acrivon Therapeutics Inc. has developed a new WEE1/PKMYT1 inhibitor, ACR-2316, to overcome the limitations observed with previous WEE1 and PKMYT1 inhibitors in the treatment of cancer.
  • Accutar presents development of PI3Kα degrader-antibody conjugates

    AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
    Accutar Biotechnology Inc. recently presented preclinical data on AC-4847, a first-in-class PI3Kα-targeting degrader-antibody conjugate (DAC) designed for selective treatment of PI3Kα-driven cancers.
  • Illustration of DNA strand next to lungs

    Montse Rosa’s MRT-2359 shows promise in cystic fibrosis

    Genetic/congenital
    Montse Rosa Therapeutics Inc. has developed a molecular glue degrader named MRT-2359 that selectively degrades the translation termination factor ERF3A.
  • 3D rendering of an antibody drug conjugate

    CBB-120 shows potent TROP2 targeting with improved safety margin

    AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
    Researchers at Crossbridge Bio Inc. have conducted preclinical evaluation of CBB-120, a novel TROP2-directed dual-payload ADC designed to combine TOP1i and ATR inhibitor (ATRi) mechanisms for enhanced therapeutic efficacy.
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Today's news in brief

  • Respiratory

  • Dermatologic

  • Cardiovascular

  • Hematologic

  • Nephrology

Patents

  • Simcere Pharmaceutical discovers new plasminogen activators

  • Pentacyclic derivatives for autoimmune diseases disclosed in Hansoh patent

  • Hangzhou Raygene Pharmaceutical describes new benzotriazine dioxide compounds

  • Chinese scientists divulge new Nav1.8 blockers

  • Scinnohub patents new RET inhibitors

  • Sichuan Credit Pharmaceutical discovers new cocrystals of tizanidine and meloxicam

  • New cGAS inhibitors disclosed in Haisco patent

  • Hangzhou Baicreat Pharma-Tech describes new POLθ inhibitors

  • Nanjing Nuoyuan Medical Devices divulges new heptamethine cyanine near infrared dyes

  • Shanghai Apeiron Biotechnology patents new PRMT5 degradation inducers

Cancer

  • Bispecific antibodies with heavy chain in green and pink, light chain in blue and yellow

    Neok Bio launches with $75M to develop bispecific ADCs

    Financings
    Neok Bio Inc. was formed earlier this year and is already on schedule to file an IND in a few months for its two bispecific antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to treat various types of tumors. The biotech got a leg up on development from its principal investor, Korean biotech ABL Bio Inc., where the...
  • Prelude signs option deal, prioritizes JAK2 and KAT6A programs

    Deals and M&A
  • Bispecific antibody-drug conjugate Gensci-143 shows promise in solid tumors

    Conferences
  • Glycan-targeting ADC shows preclinical activity against HER2-low gastric cancer

    Conferences
  • Leukogene’s LTI-214 designated orphan drug for AML

    Regulatory
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Infection

  • Virus and drug illustration

    Designing broad-spectrum antivirals against AAK1

    Adaptor protein-2 associated kinase 1 (AAK1) is key in clathrin-mediated endocytosis, which diverse viruses hijack in order to infect cells. Inhibiting AAK1 has been shown to block the entry of hepatitis C, dengue and rabies viruses into cells.
  • Cryo-EM unveils multiple potential targets in an HSV-1 replication protein

    Current treatments for herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) mainly target the viral DNA polymerase, but resistance is becoming an increasing problem. By understanding how HSV-1 initiates replication, scientists hope to find new ways to intervene before this stage, which could potentially contribute to...
  • Microbiotix gains IND clearance for bacteriophage therapy MP-101

    Regulatory
    Microbiotix Co. Ltd. has obtained IND approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for MP-101, a bacteriophage therapy for patients with acute pneumonia. A phase I study in adult patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced pneumonia is expected to enroll its first patient...
  • Chinese researchers patent new photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

    Patents
  • Hamlet Biopharma presents new approach to bacterial infections

  • SVF Vaccines’ SVF-001 has antiviral effect in chronic HBV/HDV

  • Quaternized pyridine derivatives against MRSA

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Neurology/psychiatric

  • An 8-week human cortical organoid with rosette structures (in pink and blue) surrounded by neuronal populations (in green).

    First cell atlases of the developing brain to map every step

    A collaborative effort is trying to construct the cell atlas of the developing brains of humans and animal models. Using advanced single-cell and spatial technologies, they mapped how brain cell types emerge, diversify and organize over time, offering new insights into the origins of...
  • Neurocrine to license Transthera NLRP3 inhibitor in $881M deal

    Deals and M&A
    Transthera Sciences Inc. is out-licensing one of its preclinical NLRP3 inhibitors to Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. under a collaboration agreement worth $881.5 million. Under deal terms, Nanjing, China-based Transthera will receive an undisclosed up-front payment and is eligible to receive research...
  • Art concept for medical research

    With transdiagnostic approach, smaller target groups aren’t inevitably smaller markets

    Biomarkers
    Despite the formidable challenges for developing precision psychiatry, the approach is notching its first successes in the preclinical and even some clinical settings. Many individual studies as well as large projects like the Psychiatric Ratings using Intermediate Markers (PRISM) studies and the...
  • Chinese scientists discover new GABA-A receptor agonists

    Patents
    Scientists at Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Shanghai Senhui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Shengdi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have described benzene ring derivatives acting as GABA-A receptor agonists reported to be useful for anesthesia and for the treatment of anxiety disorders,...
  • Brainxell reports preclinical data on BXT-110 for Parkinson’s disease

    Cell therapy
    Brainxell Inc. has reported preclinical data demonstrating efficacy of BXT-110, an autologous induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neuronal therapy for Parkinson’s disease.
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Immune

  • Boehringer Ingelheim licenses CDR-Life’s CDR-111

  • Hengrui scientists patent new TYK2 inhibitors and/or degradation inducers

  • Celltrion licenses rights to Kaigene’s KG-006 and KG-002

  • Helixon’s HXN-1022 ameliorates autoimmune disease symptoms

  • IBI-3034 shows promise for B-cell-related autoimmune diseases

  • Scientists rehabilitate disease-causing T cells into tolerance builders

  • KT-502 exerts B-cell depletion through CD19 targeting

  • Boehringer Ingelheim licenses autoimmune program from Kyowa Kirin

  • IBI-3011 ameliorates gout and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms

  • Zag Bio launches with $80M to dampen immune response via thymus

Endocrine/metabolic

  • Ascletis Pharma selects new clinical development candidate

    Cardiovascular
    Ascletis Pharma Inc. has selected ASC-36, a once-monthly, potentially best-in-class subcutaneously administered amylin receptor peptide agonist, as a clinical development candidate.
  • Genescience discovers new SLC6A19 inhibitors for PKU

    Patents
  • Suzhou Spring-Sea Bio-Pharmaceuticals discovers new GLP-1R, GCGR and GIPR agonists

    Patents
  • Neumora’s NMRA-215 demonstrates weight loss in mice

  • Triple-receptor agonists for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes

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Biomarkers

  • Illustration of magnifying glass inspecting brain

    Anchoring, and bootstrapping, psychiatry into the precision medicine era

    Neurology/psychiatric
    Psychiatry has struggled to enter the precision medicine era. But through a mix of innovations and bootstrapping, progress is coming to the field. Scientists are working on improving diagnoses by investigating potential biomarkers and collection methods.
  • Biomarker panel of three serum microRNAs predicts cervical cancer prognosis

    Cancer
    MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in cancer development by regulating genes involved in cell growth, differentiation, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis. Because their expression patterns differ across tumor types and stages, miRNA profiles hold strong potential as noninvasive diagnostic and...
  • LINC01354 is a prognostic marker in esophageal cancer

    Cancer
    Esophageal cancer is among the most lethal cancers with a high mortality rate worldwide. Chinese researchers have explored the potential link between long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1354 (LINC01354) and esophageal cancer.
  • FGF5 gene involved in excessive hair growth

    Conferences
  • Study identifies REST as biomarker and siRNA target in ALS

    Neurology/psychiatric
  • New link between PRRX1 gene and open-angle glaucoma

    Conferences
  • miR-1265 emerges as a biomarker of meningioma

    Conferences
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Gastrointestinal

  • Eilean presents in vivo data on MALT1 degrader TE-205

    Degradation inducer
    Eilean Therapeutics LLC has presented in vivo data for its first-in-class MALT1 degrader, TE-205, as a disease-modifying therapy for ulcerative colitis.
  • Interline Therapeutics patent reports RIPK2 inhibitors for IBD

    Patents
    Interline Therapeutics Inc. has identified new compounds receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 (RIPK2; RIP-2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
  • Daewon Pharm patent reveals new H+/K+-ATPase inhibitors

    Patents
    Daewon Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has reported new compounds acting as H+/K+-ATPase inhibitors useful for the treatment of reflux esophagitis.
  • Proqr’s AX-0810 gains European clinical trial clearance

    Regulatory
    Proqr Therapeutics NV has received clinical trial application (CTA) authorization under the EMA’s new centralized review process for a phase I study of AX-0810, which is being developed for the treatment of cholestatic diseases such as primary...
  • New mPGES-1 inhibitors disclosed in Nippon Shinyaku patent

    Patents
    Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. has divulged quinazoline compounds acting as microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis, arthritis, bacterial infection,...
  • Salubris Pharmaceuticals divulges new MIR124 activators

    Patents
    Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has synthesized compounds acting as MIR124 activators reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory disorders.
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